Question

If you are finding the line perpendicular to x + 3y = 5, what is the slope of the perpendicular line?
A. -3/5
B. 1/3
C. 3
D. -3

Answer 1

Do you really need help on this?

Answer 2

-.-

Answer 3

Can you change that line into slope-intercept form for me please

Answer 4

Abii are you there mam

Answer 5

now i am

Answer 6

Okay. Do it

Answer 7

is it b ?

Answer 8

Abii que haces mija

Answer 9

Yes, but are you just guessing.

Answer 10

It seems like you get it, but you're still asking the questions.

Answer 11

no im not o:

Answer 12

Wait

Answer 13

Nvm

Answer 14

Okay. So change it into slope-intercept form so we can do this

Answer 15

y=mx+b c'mon you know this

Answer 16

this is too hard D;

Answer 17

Y=MX+B
x+3y=5

Answer 18

What do you have to do to make it look like y=mx+b?

Answer 19

What can we manipulate to get the y on one side and the slope and the y-intercept on the other.

Answer 20

3 ?

Answer 21

You subtract x

so you get 3y=-x+5
What do we do now to make y has a coefficient of 1?

Answer 22

have*

Answer 23

umm.... you subtract 3 from both sides ?

Answer 24

No. You can't subtract because it's being multiplied to the y. So the opposite of multiplication is division. We're gonna divide by 3

Answer 25

So you end up with y= -1/3x+5/3

Answer 26

Okay so now we can find what the slope has to be for a perpendicular line
All we're worrying about is the slope which is -1/3

In order for the other line to be perpendicular, the slope has to be the opposite reciprocal
Meaning you flip the fraction, and you change the sign. So if it's negative, it turns positive, and vice versa.

For Example: If the slope was 2
For it to be perpendicular you would need a slope of -1/2

Okay now do it with the slope that was given to us.
What slope would we need to be perpendicular to -1/3

Answer 27

... Did you do it?

Answer 28

i have noo idea what im doing /.<

Answer 29

WE have the slope. I just told you it's -1/3.
Take the opposite reciprocal of that and that's the answer. I gave you an example and instructions on how to do it already.

Answer 30

okay smart retrice-.- thank you for your help

Answer 31

Alright. You got it?

Answer 32

*retrice

Answer 33

Yes. I got it. Retrice

Answer 34

yes i got it

Answer 35

What did you get?

Answer 36

the whole conception

Answer 37

What's your answer.

Answer 38

b

Answer 39

*concept

Answer 40

Conception is getting pregnant.

Answer 41

No It's not B

Answer 42

ohh lmfao and yes it iss ??

Answer 43

Opposite Reciprocal.
Let's do this TWO-STEP process one step at a time, because it's a bit too complicated for you.

TAke the slope: -1/3
First flip the fraction

Answer 44

its okay i got it teacher -.-

Answer 45

What is it

Answer 46

your making my life complicated right now -.-

Answer 47

Flip the fraction. Flip IT. Just like you flip 1/2 into 2/1=2
Or 1/3 into 3/1 or 5/4 into 4/5

Answer 48

3/1

Answer 49

Wow you did the two steps already. That's what reciprocal means. Flip the fraction. So the reciiprocal of -1/3 is -3/1=-3 and the other step is to change the signs (opposite). So the answer is 3/1=3 Finally

Answer 50

am i done now teacher ? can i go to recess ?

Answer 51

I gave you the answer didn't I? SO NOW WHENEVER SOMEONE TELLS YOU TO TAKE THE OPPOSITE RECIPROCAL YOU DO IT.

Answer 52

Sleep tight